Reality:
Unemployment in the digital economy is only 2.9%, while total unemployment among youth under the age of 24 is 14.5%, and 46.8% of teens and young adults are only working part-time (Statistics Canada, April 2013).

Reality: Canada’s digital economy employs over one million people in all sectors and industries, according to Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) monthly snapshot report (January 2013).

Reality: Valued at $1.7 billion, Canada’s video gaming industry is the third largest in the world, providing approximately 16,000 jobs across the country, according to the Entertainment Software Association of Canada.

Reality: Many tech jobs are highly technical. But that’s only one part of today’s tech career story. Canada's 700,000+ tech professionals work in every field from the arts, to energy, to human resources.